Mario Party (Nintendo 64)

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Description

Mario Party is a party game for 1 to 4 players. The festivities are based on a board game format, right down to the fact that players must roll a die to determine how many spaces to move. Players land on different squares, each space holding one of more than fifty different mini-games. These quick competitions determine who will earn coins and stars, and who will go home empty handed.

The mini-games are spread over eight different game boards, all of which are not immediately available. Some of the games pit every man or princess against the others, some are two-on-two, and others are even three against one. One challenge is loosely based on "Simon Says", another involves a two-on-two bobsled race, and one game makes one player attempt to cross a rope while the other three do their best to shake the player off. There are skill games, racing games, puzzle games, and other types.

A good portion of the actual game boards are animated, with hidden dangers and special challenges scattered everywhere. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Yoshi, and Wario are all invited to the party, and each character has his or her own game board.

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Alternate Titles

• "马里奥聚会" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "マリオパーティ" -- Japanese spelling
• "마리오 파티" -- Korean spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: Nintendo 64
• Gameplay feature: "Simon says"
• Games involved in legal disputes
• Genre: Party / Mini-game
• Mario games
• Mario Party series

User Reviews

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Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Nov 24, 2000	5 out of 5	100
Power Unlimited	Apr, 1999	9.2 out of 10	92
The Video Game Critic	Nov 11, 1999	A-	91
Total! (Germany)	Feb, 1999	1.75 out of 6	85
64 Power / big.N / N Games	Mar, 1999	83 out of 100	83
GamesCollection	Dec 02, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Nintendo Power Magazine	Feb, 1999	7.9 out of 10	79
GameSpot	Feb 08, 1999	7.2 out of 10	72
All Game Guide	1999		60
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	May, 1999		60

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Trivia

Lawsuit

In a couple of the minigames, the player was required too spin the analog stick in a circle rapidly: since the most effective way of doing this was to place your palm on the controller and spin it, many players developed visible callouses. Eventually a lawsuit was filed and Nintendo opted too send out free gloves to all Mario Party owners instead of getting sued.

Awards

• EGM
  • February 2006 (Issue #200) - #185 in the "Greatest Games of Their Time" list
• Total! (Germany)
  • Issue 01/2000 – Best N64 Multiplayer Game in 1999

Information also contributed by Big John WV

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• Wikipedia: Mario Party (Information about Mario Party at Wikipedia)